Matthew Marottolo '20 of Wethersfield won the Kingswood Oxford Geography Bee for the 2nd year in a row.

Matthew Marottolo '20 of Wethersfield won the Kingswood Oxford Geography Bee for the 2nd year in a row. (Posted by murphy.m, Community Contributor)

Community Contributor murphy.m

For the second consecutive year, Matthew Marottolo '20 placed first in the Kingswood Oxford Middle School Geography Bee and will now compete in the statewide contest.

Marottolo, the son of Elisa Griego and Paul Marottolo of Wethersfield, was the top finisher among seven finalists from the entire Middle School. Garrett Mastella '21, the son of Karen and Daniel Mastella of Farmington, and Ahana Nagarkatti '21, the daughter of Shikha Sarkar and Durgesh Nagarkatti of West Hartford, came in second and third, respectively.

In the next round of the competition, which is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, Marottolo will take a statewide written exam.

The other finalists in the Geography Bee were Sung Min Cho '22 of Westfield, MA, Teddy Crowther '22 of West Hartford, Kyle Frankel '21 of West Hartford, and Jacob Scheinblum '21 of West Hartford.

Students who earned honorable mention were Caitlin Budzik '21 of East Haddam, Molly Carroll '21 of Avon, Patrick Dallahan '22 of Ellington, Spencer Schaller '20 of Farmington, Hudson Stedman '21 of Avon, and Aimee Zheng '22 of East Hampton.

Kingswood Oxford, the preeminent co-ed independent day school in Greater Hartford, is located just steps from Blue Back Square and West Hartford Center. The 508 students come from 62 towns in CT and western MA, as well as China and South Korea. Head of School Dennis Bisgaard is celebrating his tenth year as Head.

To be eligible for merit scholarship consideration, applications for September 2016 enrollment must be complete by Feb. 1, 2016. To schedule a tour or an interview, or for more information, please contact the Admissions Office at admissions@kingswoodoxford.org or call 860-727-5000.

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